Nicholas Morello

Nicholas "Nicky" Morello (1890-7 September 1916), born Niccolo Terranova, was the half-brother of Giuseppe Morello and one of the leaders of the Morello crime family of the American Mafia.

Biography
Niccolo Terranova was born in 1890 in Corleone, Sicily, the half-brother of Giuseppe Morello. His family moved to New York City, America when he was just three years old, and Terranova's sister married Black Hand extortionist Ignazio Lupo. In 1910, Niccolo Terranova became the boss of the Morello crime family when his half-brother was imprisoned, and he became known as "Nicky Morello". In 1915, war broke out between the American Mafia of Sicily and the Camorra of Naples as a result of the murder of Giosue Gallucci, and Morello was targeted by the Camorra. On 7 September 1916, Morello and Charles Ubriaco were gunned down outside of a Navy Street cafe in Brooklyn by Camorra thugs.